All 3 Uses
revere
in
Breaking Dawn, by Meyer
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- The man said the name with reverence.†
Book 1reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
- Tanya's family is the only one besides ours with a reverence for human life,
Book 3 *reverence = deep respect
- Tanya's family is the only one besides ours with a reverence for human life, and even they don't think much of werewolves.†
Book 3reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
Definitions:
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(1)
(revere) regard with feelings of deep respect and admiration -- sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus)
- Your reverence is a title that can be used to address royalty or clergy.
- Irreverent is the opposite of reverent and in addition to meaning "without respect" can sometimes imply a comic attitude.